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Fran - 29 Nov 2005 20:38 GMT

With outlook 2000 every time my personal PST would get close to the 2 GB
limit it would become corrupt. I would then have to run detect and repair
also scanpst to recover. About three week ago I installed outlook 2003 on my
system. I was told that the personal PST file could be larger. I am just
about at the 2 GB mark and I am now unable to move files into my personal
PST. When I installed outlook 2003 I choose the upgrade option, then I
configured outlook to use one of my personal PST files from outlook 2000.

I also notice that in outlook 2003 under
File
Import and export
Import from another program or file
Next

You can choose personal folder file (.pst)

Is this what I have to do to get over the 2 GB limit?
Import from an older personal PST file?

Thanks,
Fran

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Ben M. Schorr - MVP - 29 Nov 2005 23:11 GMT

Try to create a new Outlook Data File in Outlook 2003 and make sure that the
format of it is Outlook 2003 (Unicode). Then drag/drop items from your
personal PST/PSTs to that new one.

By default if you just point Outlook 2003 at an Outlook 2000 file it will
still be in the old format and that means still subject to the old limits.

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> With outlook 2000 every time my personal PST would get close to the 2 GB
> limit it would become corrupt. I would then have to run detect and repair
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> Thanks,
> Fran

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Fran - 30 Nov 2005 01:48 GMT

Ben,

I was thinking of that but I have over two hundred folders I would have to
do one at a time, I am sure that would work. I recall way back when I was
using out look express I had to use the import option. I wonder if I created
a new 2003 PST and imported the info from my old 2000 PST if that would do
the trick and allow me to go over the 2 GB limit?

Thanks for your info.
If you have any thoughts just let me know.

Fran

> Try to create a new Outlook Data File in Outlook 2003 and make sure that the
> format of it is Outlook 2003 (Unicode). Then drag/drop items from your
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> > Fran

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Ben M. Schorr - MVP - 30 Nov 2005 02:41 GMT

Import should work but it tends to have other unintended consequences
largely around properly importing dates and such.

If you're willing to put up with those kinds of issues then import will work
and will be faster.

For a cleaner and more accurate migration drag/drop is the way to go. Are
your folders in a nested hierarchy? If it's a matter of "Folder A" having
50 subfolders you can just drag/drop Folder A and all the subfolders should
come with it. That wouldn't be too bad.

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Fran - 30 Nov 2005 01:46 GMT

> With outlook 2000 every time my personal PST would get close to the 2 GB
> limit it would become corrupt. I would then have to run detect and repair
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> Thanks,
> Fran

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